North, Malcolm; Stine, Peter; O’Hara, Kevin; Zielinski, William; Stephens, Scott. 2009. An ecosystem management strategy for Sierran mixed-conifer forests. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-220. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. 49 p. Current Sierra Nevada forest management is often focused on strategically reducing fuels without an explicit s...

Widespread fires occurred on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska, during the summer of 1977. During this period there was also one large natural fire in the northern part of the state. Presumably caused by lightning, it occurred due east of Point Lay and several kilometres southwest of the Kokolik River (69"30/N, 161"50V) on the boundary between the coastal plain and the northern foothills1 (Fig. ...

A sensitivity analysis was conducted of the National Fire Management Analysis System (NFMAS) to better understand the relationship between data input and model output. After consultations with fire managers and researchers, five input variables were selected for sensitization: unit mission costs, average acre costs, net value change, production rates, and escaped fire limits. A random sample of...

26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 An experimental study based on the effects of fire on soil hydrology was developed at the Experimental Station of “La Concordia” (Valencia, Spain). It is located on a calcareous hillside facing SSE and composed of nine erosion plots (4 x 20 m). In summer 2003, after eight years of soil and vegetation recovery from previo...

This research aims to apply the spatial analysis optimize placement of firefighting units in area South Jakarta. The calculation and pre-analysis shown that there are some uncovered service areas at Therefore, recalculation help find out strategic new possible location for fire station. Optimalization station is conducted by calculating minimum time travel from point point. Other than that, als...

Wild fires have a catastrophic impact on the environment and lead to people’s deaths. Such are relevant in global context. Many countries declare some of their territories an ecological disaster zone during natural ecosystems (USA, Portugal, Greece, Spain, Italy, Australia). Fires occurred southern Ukraine 2007 eastern part 2021, which destroyed large tracts pine, as well homes, buildings cause...

Fires were a part of our wildlands prehistorically. Prescribed burning reduces fire hazard and potential fire behavior primarily by reducing fuel quantity and continuity. Fuel continuity should be considered on the micro scale within stands, the midscale among, and the macro-scale among watersheds or entire forests. Prescribed fire is only one of the tools which can be used to reduce fire hazar...